After listening to both sides on the three-year Texas redistricting fight, and from dozens of witnesses, too, the federal court in San Antonio refereeing the case has ended the first round in the latest trial.

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is not running for state office but an hour-long debate with state Sen. Dan Patrick Tuesday evening is the type of discussion Texas voters can expect in the fall if the Houston Republican is his party’s nominee for lieutenant governor.

Campaign finance reform advocates are unhappy with Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that removes limits on the amount of money individuals can give to federal candidates or to political action committees.